Washtub



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J. DE GEOFF.

WASHTUB.

No. 499,781. Patented June 20,1893.

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WASHTUB. No. 499,781. Patented June 20, 1893.

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- 'JOHN DE G ROFF, OF CHICAGQ ILLINOIS.

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' Application filed Kay 9, 1892. Serial Nd 432,373. (Remodel) To allwhom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DE GROFF,a citif zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Washtubs, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, the same forming part of thisrspecification. 1

My invention refers to partitioned wash-' tubs for laundry use andconsists, first,in the construction of a metallic frame covering the topof the same, in combination with a drainpipe, the same connected withthe waste pipc of the enlarged head, and secondly in the combination ofthe rear-wall of the tub with the drain-pipe, the same having over-flowpipes connected with overflow-openings partially in said wall andpartially in the partition-wall, and finally my invention consists inthe construction of the enlarged head of the waste-pipe and itsconnection for draining the sections of the said tub.

Referring to the drawings-Figure 1 is a top-view of a partitionedWELSIl-tflb- Fig. 2is a rear-elevation of'the same partially in sectionon line y-y. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sec: tion of the tub on line z-z ofFig.2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line w-a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5exhibits on enla ged scale and vertical longitudinal section t e wastearrangement. Fig. 6 represeutsin top-view the head of the waste-pipe.Fig. 7 shows a detailinv sectional-view of a fraction of the drain-pipein connection with the frame, and Fig. 8 is a modified construction ofthe top-frame of the tub.

The frame A for covering the upper ends of the partitioned tab toprotect the same from injury, consists of a strip of suitable metal,-bent on both sides mm down at a right angle terminating with to theinside turned con= cave molded ends a,-a, in opposite direction each tothe other, and is the even surface of the frame which covers therear-wall D of the tub provided with holes c,c, to fit the projectingtop-end of screws d,-d, embedded in the materials of the same, and anaperture c, with a downward extending flange f, having externalscrew-threads g to connect with the threadedlnppenendlmdrtioni gLQf thedrain-pipe B. The'same is inclosed in the aforesaid rear-wall behind thepartition of the tub and provided below with a flange h, which rests inthe recessed bossiof the drainhole It of'the head 0, and the projectingendportion 0 of the drain-pipe-terminates into the waste-pipelof thesame, The-upper part of the said drain-pipe bears an aperture '0', withbranching overflow-pipesp-p, the end- ,opcnings of which are V shaped,to fit the overflow openings r,-'r, in -the corners partially in therear-wallD and in the joining partition F, which divides the tub intosections. v v

The head 0 of the waste-pipe is located in the bottom ofthe 'tub,--andmade in one piece channels 'u,'- u projecting at right angles ure, inthe apex of which is the recessed drainhole 70, to support the flangeddrain-pipe, and.

the said head a downwardly projecting exhaust channel '11, connectedwith the wastepipel'. The channels of the head are provided at ends withplug-holes communicating frame, which receives the plastic mass withinthe sides mn, so as to appear when finished, the said frame to heslipped over the top-portion of the walls,'instea'.d of flush with thesame, and the turned ends a a anchored in the side of the walls, thuspreventing the same becoming detached.- In the process of casting thetub the aforesaid screw-bolts d,d, are embedded with the top-endsprojecting through the holes c--c of the frame A, for-the purpose, whenthe mass is settled in the mold and sufficiently hardened, to unscrewthe bolts from the emplachd on top of the frame on the rear wall,

each to the other in shape of'a triangularfigthe nuts on it, into thewall of the same, and

bedded nuts. A fitting wooden strip G, is

of metal, inside-hollow and with branching I in line below the same fromthe'bot-tom 0f"- with both sections of the tub, for draining 0E rialsused, with the exception of the metallic ,and by replacing the saidscrew-bolts, passing through corresponding openings in the lar position,instead 'of concave shaped to the inside turned ends as represented inFig. 5, and in place of the metallic overflow-pipes 9-11 as shown in theaforementioned figure,

channels, molded in the materials of the tub at an angnlar elevation,leading'fr'om the overflow-openings 73-4, to the-aperture o in thedrain-pipe B, can be substituted. I

Having thus described my invention,- I claim *1. In a partitionedwash-tub, the metallic frame A, having concave shaped ends anch'oredinto the walls of the tub, said frame provided withholes on itsslit-face and an aperture e, with screw-threaded flange the same incombination with drain-pipe B embedded in the rear-wall D of the tnbinfront oi the partition-wall of the same,,said drainpipe provided with ascrew-threaded topportion 9', flange h, andan perture 0' with ex tendinghranehing overflow-pipes 'pp, the same havingv shaped end-openingsconnecting with overflow-openings r-r partially in the rear-wall and inthe partition wall of the tub, substantially as shown and for purposedescribed.

2. In a 'pa'rtitioned wash-tub, the combination of a metallic frame A,halving concave shaped ends and plbvlded on its surface with holes andan aperture having a screw-thread ed flange; with a perforated andflanged drain-pipe B, the same having" a threaded end-portion andprovided with branchin overflow-pipes, having Y shaped ends,- sai drainpi'p'e ar an ed in the rear Wall of the tub in front of thepartition-wall, in connection with the enlarged hej'adC of the Wastepipe in the bottom of the tub, said head having projecting channels u-,u,vv"ith lug-holes; branching from an exhaust channel 1) of the head atdiverging angles bearing in the apex of the same a recessed drain-holehand in connection with the renewal! D of the tub and frame A, removablescrew-bolts d, d, connecting with fitting ntits, the same em bedded inthe said wall; substantially as ill ustrated and for purpose set forth.

. In testimony whereof I have set hereunto my signature in the presenceor mo subscribing Witnesses. 1 V V H r JOHN DE GROFF; Attest:

Fnnn-Amos, Q WM. F. RUPP.

